World Scene

• Pro-life rescue number receives record number of calls: A US pro-life hotline providing help for mothers who have started to abort their babies with pills but want to reverse the process has seen a considerable increase in calls during the Covid-19 lockdown. Read more here.
  
• Trump, Pompeo blame Chinese lab for Covid-19: Both the President and the Secretary of State have pointed to the Wuhan Institute of Virology as the source of Covid-19. Read more here. According to the Gatestone Institute, China is using the pandemic to gain the upper hand in its trade war with the USA. Read more here.

Israel & Middle East

• Iran withdrawing from Syria? Israeli efforts to ward off Iranian aggression via proxy bases and military activity in Syria appear to be working, at least in the short term, as news comes that Iran is pulling troops out of the country. Read more here.
  
• Israel’s new govt to be sworn in on 13 May: After the country’s High Court threw out eight petitions against Netanyahu and his coalition agreement with rival Benny Gantz, the way is now clear for the new administration to begin next week. Read more here.
  
• Israel threatens to shut down God TV channel: A Hebrew-language offshoot of God TV broadcasting in Israel has been accused of proselytising and threatened with closure by Israeli authorities. Read more here and here.

Events

• Family Watch Worldwide Webinar (Tuesday 12 May, 5pm): ‘UN Women Exposed: When Women’s Rights Become Women’s Wrongs’. For more information, to register and to watch previous webinars, go to www.familywatch.org/webinars.

Recommended Sources

At Prophecy Today UK we are aware that the world is moving very quickly and it is difficult to keep up with all the latest developments – especially when the material circulated by our mainstream media is increasingly far from reality and definitely not devoted to a biblical perspective!Though we are not a news service, we want to help keep you informed by passing on updates and reports as we are led. This will be a selective, not an exhaustive, round-up, which we hope will be helpful for your prayers. Click here to browse our News archive.We recommend the following news services for regular updates from a Christian perspective: